What Did That Cost?

A price-guessing game about inflation — and what your money is really worth

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Test your feel for the cost of living

You will be shown an everyday item and a year. Guess the typical Australian price in dollars. The closer you are, the more points you earn — and every answer comes with the real price history.

Groceries, wages, housing, transport, utilities — decades of Australian price history drawn from ABS, RBA, REIWA, the Fair Work Commission, and more.

What items & price categories does this game cover?

Use the Settings button to adjust scoring thresholds, filter categories, or set the number of rounds. Great for groups — you can make it harder or easier for the person playing.

WSP Framework Highlight

Understanding the real cost of living over time sits at the heart of the Wealth PyramidTM — WSP’s foundational framework for wealth creation. Inflation is not an abstract statistic; it is the quiet, compounding force that determines whether your purchasing power grows, holds steady, or shrinks across the decades. Seeing it in everyday items makes that concrete. The Service CubeTM helps your adviser weave this awareness into every stage of your financial journey.

All prices are approximate typical figures for the period indicated, sourced from the ABS Consumer Price Index, RBA statistical tables, REIWA, Fair Work Commission, Australia Post, FCAI, and other published historical records. Prices are provided for educational and illustrative purposes only and will vary by region, retailer, and time within any given period. This game does not constitute personal financial advice.

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